Court: School District Compelled Teacher to Use ‘Preferred Pronouns'

An Ohio school district compelled a Christian teacher’s speech by telling her to use the “preferred pronouns” of transitioning students, a federal court ruled this month. In 2022, middle school English teacher Vivian Geraghty resigned from her position after the Jackson Local School District insisted she use the names and “preferred pronouns” of transgender students. Geraghty, an apostolic Pentecostal, subsequently filed a lawsuit against the district, alleging violations of her First Amendment rights. She specifically said using “preferred pronouns” would force her to embrace the concept of gender identity against...